Hobson, Herbert Henry, Corporal, 7605, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade Born: Belper Enlisted: Derby Resided: Belper, Derby Disembarked for service 26th August 1914 Previously 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade Killed in action 17th January 1916 Aged 34 Son of Thomas & Hannah Hobson, of Belper, Derbyshire Buried in Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France, Grave Reference: J 13 Service Records Enlisted 26th February 1900 Employed as a moulder 5 feet 4 inches in height Fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair Religious denomination Church of England Served in Ireland, Egypt and India 31st December 1900 – 1st January 1901, absent without leave, received 3 days confined to barracks 7th March 1901, dirty on parade, received 4 days confined to barracks 13th April 1901, having an untidy bed, received 2 days confined to barracks 22nd May 1901, drunk returning to barracks, received 8 days confined to barracks 24th June 1901, drunk in camp, received 8 days confined to barracks 15th September 1902, drunk in town, received 10 days confined to barracks 11th February 1903, drunk on defaulter’s parade, received 10 days confined to barracks and fined 5/- 7th October 1904, committing a nuisance in his bed, received 8 days confined to barracks and had to pay for his bedding 7th August 1905, disobedience of orders, received 8 days confined to barracks 17th October 1905, absent from parade, received 4 days confined to barracks 14th December 1905, not complying with an order, received 7 days confined to barracks 31st March 1906, disobedience of orders, received 8 days confined to barracks 11th April 1906, leaving the rifle range without permission, received 4 days confined to barracks 12th June 1906, late falling in on parade, received 8 days confined to barracks 13th November 1906, having a dirty berth, received 5 days confined to barracks 1st February 1907, absent from dinner, received 5 days confined to barracks 12th June 1907, having an untidy berth, received 5 days confined to barracks 31st August 1907, having dirty boots, received 5 days confined to barracks 25th February 1908, transferred to the Reserve 21st September 1911, re-engaged for service 24th April 1915, drunk when parading with draft, received 14 days detention Served in France from the 24th April 1915 17th May 1915, drunkenness and misconduct, received 28 days detention and fined 2/6d 28th June 1915, drunkenness, fined 10/- 1st September 1915, received 16 days detention and forfeited 16 days pay for an unspecified offence Parents resided at Windmill Lane, Belper
Born: Belper
Enlisted: Derby
Resided: Belper, Derby
Disembarked for service 26th August 1914
Previously 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Killed in action 17th January 1916
Aged 34
Son of Thomas & Hannah Hobson, of Belper, Derbyshire
Buried in Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France, Grave Reference: J 13
Service Records
Enlisted 26th February 1900
Employed as a moulder
5 feet 4 inches in height
Fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair
Religious denomination Church of England
Served in Ireland, Egypt and India
31st December 1900 – 1st January 1901, absent without leave, received 3 days confined to barracks
7th March 1901, dirty on parade, received 4 days confined to barracks
13th April 1901, having an untidy bed, received 2 days confined to barracks
22nd May 1901, drunk returning to barracks, received 8 days confined to barracks
24th June 1901, drunk in camp, received 8 days confined to barracks
15th September 1902, drunk in town, received 10 days confined to barracks
11th February 1903, drunk on defaulter’s parade, received 10 days confined to barracks and fined 5/-
7th October 1904, committing a nuisance in his bed, received 8 days confined to barracks and had to pay for his bedding
7th August 1905, disobedience of orders, received 8 days confined to barracks
17th October 1905, absent from parade, received 4 days confined to barracks
14th December 1905, not complying with an order, received 7 days confined to barracks
31st March 1906, disobedience of orders, received 8 days confined to barracks
11th April 1906, leaving the rifle range without permission, received 4 days confined to barracks
12th June 1906, late falling in on parade, received 8 days confined to barracks
13th November 1906, having a dirty berth, received 5 days confined to barracks
1st February 1907, absent from dinner, received 5 days confined to barracks
12th June 1907, having an untidy berth, received 5 days confined to barracks
31st August 1907, having dirty boots, received 5 days confined to barracks
25th February 1908, transferred to the Reserve
21st September 1911, re-engaged for service
24th April 1915, drunk when parading with draft, received 14 days detention
Served in France from the 24th April 1915
17th May 1915, drunkenness and misconduct, received 28 days detention and fined 2/6d
28th June 1915, drunkenness, fined 10/-
1st September 1915, received 16 days detention and forfeited 16 days pay for an unspecified offence
Parents resided at Windmill Lane, Belper
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